 | English  | German |  |
 | precipitous {adj} [fig.] [decline etc.] | 103 abgründig [abgrundtief] |  |
 | membership {adj} [attr.] [e.g. decline, decrease, list] | 28 Mitglieder- [z. B. Schwund, Rückgang, Liste] |  |
Verbs |
 | to drop [decline] | 1437 abnehmen [geringer werden] |  |
 | econ. fin. geogr. to drop [decline suddenly] | 580 stürzen [plötzlich abfallen] |  |
 | to drop [decline] | 389 zurückgehen |  |
 | to flag [decline in vigor] | 331 erlahmen |  |
 | to slip [decline] | 32 fallen [Standards, Moral etc.] |  |
 | to abstain [decline to vote] | sichAkk. der Stimme enthalten |  |
 | to peak [archaic] [decline in health and spirits] | (körperlich und geistig) nachlassen |  |
Nouns |
 | skid [fig.] [decline] | 692 Talfahrt {f} [fig.] |  |
 | drop [decline] | 152 Abfall {m} [Rückgang] |  |
 | drop [sharp decline] | 151 Einbruch {m} |  |
 | drop [sudden decline] | 78 Sturz {m} [plötzlicher Fall, Abfall] |  |
 | comedown [decline in status] | 41 Niedergang {m} [Abstieg] |  |
 | decadence [decline] | 38 Abstieg {m} |  |
 | setback [decline, downturn] | 23 Einbruch {m} [Rückgang, Verschlechterung] |  |
 | declension [deterioration, decline] | 20 Niedergang {m} |  |
 | downslide [decline] | 8 Abfall {m} [Abnahme, Rückgang] |  |
 | downslide [decline] | Abnahme {f} [Verminderung, Rückgang] |  |
2 Words |
 | to go downhill [idiom] [become worse, decline] | den Bach runtergehen [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | to tail off [decline] | sich verschlechtern |  |
 | drop-off [decline] | Rückgang {m} |  |
3 Words |
 | to decline re-election [also: decline reelection] | die Neuwahl ablehnen |  |
 | to decline re-election [also: decline reelection] | die Wiederwahl ablehnen |  |
 | econ. drop in business [business decline] | Geschäftsrückgang {m} |  |
 | hist. philos. history of decline [or: history of the decline of sth.] | Verfallsgeschichte {f} |  |